THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY by Katherine Applegate

 

Readers will be thrilled with this new adventure related to THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN. Ruby is the little elephant who bonded with Aunt Stella. Now the gang is living at the sanctuary where their lives are safe and secure.

The story focuses on Ruby and her experiences. She opens up to her friends and shares the memories of her birth and early time in Africa. All the friends listen to the horrible account of her mother's death and the poachers who stole her tusks.

The early memories have been awaken by the fact that Ruby will be celebrating her Tuskday. She hates her tusks. They hurt and they remind her of unpleasant times. Her sanctuary family insists the celebration is necessary, but all Ruby wants is to escape.

Readers will enjoy the antics of Bob and the large and loveable Ivan as Ruby relates her story. Author Katherine Applegate has succeeded in gathering the gang together with all the excitement and heart of her previous books. I wonder if she has anything else in store.